{"product_id":"kindred-spirits-shilombish-ittibachvffa-9781623543969","title":"Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nonfiction picture book about the inspiring true pay-it-forward story that bridges two continents, 175 years, and two events in history--connecting Ireland, Choctaw Nation, Navajo Nation, and the Hopi Tribe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1845. The Potato Famine devastated Ireland. An ocean away, Choctaw people heard and were moved by the similarities to the injustice they had suffered on the Trail of Tears. Though they had little, they gathered money to donate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2017. Irish people built a statue to remember their connection to the Choctaw Nation--twenty-foot high feathers in the shape of a bowl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2020. COVID-19 disproportionately ravished the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe. Irish people remembered the Choctaws' kindness and paid it forward by donating. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmpathy creates kindness that lives well beyond a single act and includes more people the bigger it grows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e♦ \"A richly detailed, phenomenally told true story about paying it forward through history.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Stall Widener\u003c\/b\u003e is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She has illustrated six Choctaw-related picture books: \u003ci\u003eChukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Turkey Who Liked to Show Off\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhy the Turtle Has Cracks on His Back\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Tanchi\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhy the Possum Has No Hair on His Tail\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhy Rabbit Has a Short Tail\u003c\/i\u003e. Leslie lives in McKinney, Texas, with her artist husband, Terry Widener. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn on the Navajo Nation in Pinon, Arizona, \u003cb\u003eJohnson Yazzie\u003c\/b\u003e's interest in creation began in childhood and led to a lifelong career in fine art as a painter, bronze sculptor, and illustrator. Johnson illustrated \u003ci\u003eYossel's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathryn Lasky. The Navajo word \u003ci\u003ehózhó\u003c\/i\u003e means balance, harmony, beauty. It is the word by which he lives.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593805795602,"sku":"9781623543969","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a96f7066-e23d-4f57-be9c-b843ef37820f.jpg?v=1732122544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kindred-spirits-shilombish-ittibachvffa-9781623543969","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}